The Deer King is an anime film that gives us a look at what would happen if you crossed Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and Lone Wolf and Cub. The last of which was one of the main inspirations for The Mandalorian, by the way. I would think The Wolf King is a more
Lost in the Reel's video review of The Deer King When I first heard about The Deer King when it premiered last year at the Annecy International Film Festival... It immediately soared to the top of my most anticipated animated movies list. It is helmed by the Assistant Director of Spirited
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Magnificently rendered and beautifully shot, Samurai and the Prisoner is endlessly entertaining even as it sprawls about the walls of the castle and keeps its measured, somber approach. It blends a classic murder mystery with historical epic, which is a strange combination that someone only as
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
